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Sgt. John Davis III

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Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
John Davis 15 Jul 1714 Hannah Barrett 10 Oct 1714

Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Huldah Thayer 12 Aug 1739 Ezekial Davis

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth 01 Jun 1735 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonies in America
Marriage 02 Jun 1757 Reading, Windsor, Vermont, British Colonies in America
Death 18 May 1803 Reading, Windsor, Vermont, U.S.A.

Notes

Captain Henry Haskell's company, Colonel James Prescott's regiment
In 1788 he moved with those of his family yetunder age to Reading, Vermont, and built there the first saw mill in that section, turning a wilderness into a fine farm. "HE fulfilled
the mission of life with admrable precision, and went down to his grave, leaving behind an honorable and useful memory."
[Cole Stoner merge 2 Jan 22, 2001.FBK]
VI. Sergeant John (3) Davis, son of John (2) Davis, was born June 1,1735, at Concord. He lived in Acton and Littleton, Middlesex county,Mass., and settled, about the time of his marriage, at Shirley, Worcestercounty. His home was the farm lately owned by the Wilson's andprreviously by Thomas Clark, and there most of his children were born.His brothers Ezekiel, Elisha, Silas and Jonathan also settled in that town. He served in the French and Indian war, and in the Revolution,being sergeant in Captain Henry Haskell's company of minute men, Colonel James Prescott's regiment on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. Hewas a drummer in Captain Mill's company, Colonel Joseph Vose's regiment1778-79. In 1788 he moved with those of his faamily yet under age to Reading, Vermont, and built there the first saw mill in that section,turning a wilderness into a fine farm. "He fulfilled the mission of life with admirable precision, and went down to his grave, leaving behind anhonorable and useful memory." He died in May 1808. He married at Acton, June 2, 1757, Huldah Thayer. Children born at Shirley: John about 1758-59, married Anna Holden; Cornelius, 1761, served in revolution; Huldah November 3, 1763, married Philemon Holden; Samuel, March 13,1765, married Phebe Spaulding and Mary Cogswell; Lucy, married 1765 Nehemiah Estabrooks; Ezekiel, mentioned below; Thankful, August 21,1772, married Ezekiel Palmer; Elizabeth, March 1, 1775, married Olive Hawthorn; Jonathan, October 11, 1776, married Sally Francis; Levi,October 15, 1777, married Jemima Hubbard and Sally Allen.

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